Kevin Ollie

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Kevin Ollie : biography

December 27, 1972 –

Kevin Jermaine Ollie (born December 27, 1972) at basketball-reference.com. Accessed 2012-02-02. is an American former professional basketball player and the current head coach of the University of Connecticut men’s basketball team. He played for twelve National Basketball Association (NBA) franchises in thirteen seasons from 1997 to 2010 after beginning his career with the CBA in 1995.

Coaching career

Ollie was named the new head basketball coach at Connecticut at a press conference on September 13, 2012. He won his coaching debut on November 9, 2012 at the "Armed Forces Classic" played at Ramstein Air Base in Germany. Connecticut upset Michigan State 66-62. On December 29, 2012, UConn and Ollie agreed to a five year deal.

NBA career statistics

Regular season

|- | align="left" | | align="left" | Dallas | 16 || 0 || 13.4 || .333 || .000 || .720 || 1.3 || 2.0 || .4 || .0 || 2.9 |- | align="left" | | align="left" | Orlando | 19 || 0 || 11.4 || .411 || .000 || .689 || .9 || 1.7 || .4 || .0 || 4.1 |- | align="left" | | align="left" | Sacramento | 7 || 0 || 9.7 || .308 || .000 || .800 || .9 || .4 || .4 || .1 || 1.7 |- | align="left" | | align="left" | Orlando | 1 || 0 || 4.0 || .000 || .000 || .500 || 1.0 || .0 || .0 || .0 || 1.0 |- | align="left" | | align="left" | Philadelphia | 40 || 0 || 7.3 || .449 || .000 || .757 || .8 || 1.2 || .2 || .0 || 1.8 |- | align="left" | | align="left" | New Jersey | 19 || 0 || 8.5 || .185 || .000 || .632 || 1.2 || 1.3 || .3 || .0 || 1.2 |- | align="left" | | align="left" | Philadelphia | 51 || 4 || 15.0 || .430 || .333 || .729 || 1.4 || 2.4 || .5 || .0 || 3.8 |- | align="left" | | align="left" | Chicago | 52 || 17 || 22.0 || .383 || .500 || .838 || 2.5 || 3.7 || .7 || .0 || 5.8 |- | align="left" | | align="left" | Indiana | 29 || 0 || 19.9 || .400 || .000 || .804 || 1.9 || 3.4 || .9 || .0 || 5.4 |- | align="left" | | align="left" | Milwaukee | 53 || 4 || 21.3 || .459 || .200 || .747 || 1.9 || 3.4 || .7 || .1 || 5.7 |- | align="left" | | align="left" | Seattle | 29 || 1 || 26.6 || .441 || 1.000 || .759 || 2.9 || 3.8 || 1.1 || .0 || 8.0 |- | align="left" | | align="left" | Cleveland | 82 || 7 || 17.1 || .370 || .444 || .835 || 2.1 || 2.9 || .6 || .1 || 4.2 |- | align="left" | | align="left" | Philadelphia | 26 || 0 || 6.1 || .355 || .000 || .667 || .7 || .7 || .2 || .0 || 1.1 |- | align="left" | | align="left" | Philadelphia | 70 || 23 || 15.3 || .431 || .333 || .837 || 1.4 || 1.4 || .5 || .0 || 2.7 |- | align="left" | | align="left" | Philadelphia | 53 || 23 || 17.3 || .433 || .000 || .822 || 1.4 || 2.5 || .4 || .0 || 3.8 |- | align="left" | | align="left" | Philadelphia | 40 || 0 || 7.5 || .420 || .000 || .800 || .5 || 1.0 || .2 || .0 || 1.8 |- | align="left" | | align="left" | Minnesota | 50 || 21 || 17.0 || .407 || .000 || .833 || 1.5 || 2.3 || .4 || .1 || 4.0 |- | align="left" | | align="left" | Oklahoma City | 25 || 0 || 10.5 || .400 || .000 ||1.000|| 1.0 || 0.8 || .4 || .0 ||1.8 |- | align="left" | Career | align="left" | | 662 || 100 || 15.6 || .410 || .310 || .792 || 1.5 || 2.3 || .5 || .0 || 3.8

Playoffs

|- | align="left" | 2000 | align="left" | Philadelphia | 10 || 0 || 6.5 || .500 || .000 || .889 || .5 || 1.2 || .2 || .0 || 2.0 |- | align="left" | 2001 | align="left" | Philadelphia | 23 || 0 || 5.3 || .370 || .000 || .929 || .4 || 1.0 || .0 || .0 || 1.4 |- | align="left" | 2002 | align="left" | Indiana | 5 || 0 || 23.6 || .423 || .500 || 1.000 || 2.4 || 4.6 || .6 || .0 || 5.8 |- | align="left" | 2008 | align="left" | Philadelphia | 3 || 0 || 6.3 || .250 || .000 || 1.000 || .3 || 1.0 || .7 || .0 || 1.3 |- | align="left" | 2010 | align="left" | Oklahoma City | 1 || 0 || 5.0 || .000 || .000 || .000 || .0 || .0 || .0 || .0 || .0 |- | align="left" | Career | align="left" | | 41 || 0 || 7.9 || .406 || .500 || .935 || .7 || 1.5 || .2 || .0 || 2.1

Head coaching record

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Basketball career

Ollie attended and played basketball at Crenshaw High School in Los Angeles, California."." National Basketball Association. Accessed October 11, 2008. He then starred for four seasons (1991–95) at the University of Connecticut. After his college playing days were over, he joined the Connecticut Pride of the Continental Basketball Association, playing with them from 1995 to 1997. After that, he began playing in the NBA.

In the 2005–06 season, Ollie was given a starting role by Sixers head coach Maurice Cheeks. The Minnesota Timberwolves made Ollie their captain during the 2008–09 season. He was then signed by the Oklahoma City Thunder on August 1, 2009 for the veteran’s minimum. After the season Ollie retired to join the Connecticut Huskies as an assistant coach.http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/news/story?id=5348090